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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Levitt, what do experts use their knowledge for?
(a) The greater good.
(b) A personal agenda.
(c) The furthering of the status quo.
(d) The benefit of the uninitiated.

2. Which film boxer do the authors cite in their discussion of honesty in sports?
(a) Rocky Balboa.
(b) Terry Malloy.
(c) Apollo Creed.
(d) Jake LaMotta.

3. In what country is the daycare service examined at the beginning of this chapter?
(a) Germany.
(b) Norway.
(c) Tunisia.
(d) Israel.

4. According to James Alan Fox in 1995, what is the minimum rise in violent crime to be expected in the next decade?
(a) 15%.
(b) 5%.
(c) 35%.
(d) 25%.

5. Which two philosophers does Levitt cite who subscribe to the belief that people are inherently good?
(a) Socrates and Adam Smith.
(b) Plato and Descartes.
(c) Heidegger and John Stuart Mill.
(d) John Locke and Hegel.

Short Answer Questions

1. On average, how many more days does a real estate agent generally keep her own house on the market as opposed to someone else's?

2. What percentage of people actually pays for Paul Feldman's wares?

3. According to Levitt, because something is correlated to something else does not imply what type of relationship between them?

4. Which two cities does Levitt compare in his discussion of police population versus murder rate?

5. Which of the following is not a public figure that the author mentions as a wealthy man purchasing public office?

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